Biology:Cardiapoda placenta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Cardiapoda placenta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Carinariidae |
Genus: | Cardiapoda |
Species: | C. placenta
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Binomial name | |
Cardiapoda placenta (Lesson, 1830)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Cardiapoda placenta, common name the flat cardiapod, is a species of sea snail, a rare pelagic gastropod mollusc in the family Carinariidae.
This species is found worldwide in warm seas between latitudes 40° North and 40° South at depths of up to 650 m.[citation needed]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 203 m.[2]
References
- ↑ "Cardiapoda placenta (Lesson, 1831)". The Academy of Natural Sciences. http://www.malacolog.org/wasp.php?mode=taxon&target=Carinariidae.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
Further reading
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1
- Seapy, Roger R. 2008. Cardiapoda d'Orbigny 1836. Version 12 February 2008, Tree of Life Web Project: Cardiapoda placenta
Wikidata ☰ Q3170329 entry
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